Ruff Stuff

Search and Rescue Cozy Mysteries, Book 2

By: Patti Benning

Narrated by: Julie McKay

The ties that bind…
Can be murder.
It’s amateur sleuth Eve Foster’s birthday, and her best friend Tiana has planned a surprise party for her at Lake of Pints, the only bar in her new hometown of Granite, Michigan. A good time is had by all…until someone slips her a note asking for help.

Distracted by the festivities, Eve doesn’t read the note until morning, and by then, it’s too late.

A young man has been murdered, and his brother is missing somewhere in the state forest that surrounds the town.

Working with her dogs and a few other volunteers from Michigan Mutts Search and Aid, they locate the missing man, but the murder of his brother remains unsolved.

Feeling a responsibility to dig up the truth, Eve decides to do some investigating of her own.
Can she crack the case and bring a killer to justice? Find out in this exciting Canine Cozy Mystery!

©2024 Patti Benning (P)2025 Blue Nose Publishing

Another Mysterious Adventure with Eve and her Pups!

Rough Stuff is another fun, twisty adventure in the interconnected standalone Search and Rescue Cozy Mysteries series. Eve once again finds herself, along with her two hardworking dogs, caught in the middle of a mystery she never intended to touch. By now, the small town knows Eve’s reputation, and people trust her instincts as much as her dogs’ noses. So when a stranger approaches her for help finding his missing brother, she agrees… only for Michael to turn up d3@d soon after.

From there, we follow Eve as she quietly pieces together clues, relying on her dogs, her gut, and her instincts. Watching her navigate another tightly woven case was so satisfying, and it’s made me fall even deeper in love with this genre. The cozy small-town setting mixed with real mystery elements is quickly becoming a new favorite of mine.

And once again, Julie McKay absolutely shines. Her ability to give each character a distinct, believable voice is unmatched. Her narration takes an already great story and makes it even better. She’s truly in a league of her own.

I’m loving this series more and more, and I can’t wait to see what mystery Eve and her dogs sniff out next.

Another great mystery!

Book 2 in this series is again a great murder mystery! Patti Benning’s writing is consistent with the first book! And again, Julie McKay does a great job of narrating this book!
In book 2, we get to hear a little more about Eve’s day-to-day, but also see more of what the dogs are capable of! From the beginning, we are thrown into a mystery. Between the dogs and Eve’s detective skills, another mystery in this small town!

Eve, Atlas and Willow Bk 2

The Town of Granite have a missing mans that Willow and Atlas need to find. Not everyone in town is helpful.

This cozy mystery series is an enjoyable listen.

Performed Solo by Juile McKay,

Love this series!

Diving back into the hectic life of Evelyn Foster, the story opens at her 32nd birthday party, where a mysterious man slips her a note. By morning, one man is murdered, another is missing, and a community is left reeling.

This second book in the series amped up the suspense a bit, and it is interesting to see how Atlas and Willow do their job as K9 search and rescue pups. Eve also progresses in her comfort level when it comes to solving local crime, and she begins to settle into her life in Granite even more.

Julie McKay continues with her incredible narration, and had me devouring the story. Her work is marvelous!

Great Series!

This is the second book in the Search & Rescue Cozy Mysteries series. I loved following Eve again in her investigation. The plot is well crafted, and the pace is engaging, with plenty of suspense and twists and turns. The characters are well developed and intriguing. Julie McKay did an excellent job bringing this story to life. I’m looking forward to listening to Rocking It, the next in the series.